Nice reviews on photobooks about Myriorama + Kaugummi zines

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  Myriorama - Estelle Hanania
  

  I’ve been a fan of Estelle’s work for a while now, and after some unsuccessful attempts to get hold of her work in print form (e.g. shops having sold out after I placed my order) I was delighted to see this publication made available.

  Like everything else published by Gottlund Verlag, the book itself is a work of art. The cover is letterpress printed and you can see where the ink has run through to the inside of the front cover on my copy. It lends a certain tactility to the book that engages you, before you’ve even got to the photographs.

  The images in this book deal with costume and ritual, and in the same way that these can transport us through time and space, so the book achieves the same in its portrayal of these concepts.

  I especially like the shots in which the illusion is spoilt - by trainers showing from underneath the costume, or the photo where the man has taken the mask off to smoke - because these apparent flaws in the façade only heighten the air of surrealism that exists throughout the book.

  I love the mysticism that Estelle conjures up in these images, and I can only imagine what it must be like to stumble upon one of these rituals being performed, especially in a car park of all places.

  This is a really strong set of images, presented in the typically high Gottlund Verlag tradition, and a wonderful addition to my collection - and yours too?

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  Family Zines (2010) - Various (Kaugummi)

  This set of five zines was launched at an event at Family, Los Angeles. Due to geographical constraints I was unable to attend, but fortunately the zines were made available online and I picked up all 5.

  Of these, I was particularly interested in two of the zines, those by David Horvitz and Estelle Hanania. There’s nothing wrong with the other three but as they’re not photography based they simply don’t interest me as much.

  David Horvitz is known for his long term art projects (e.g. the 2009 project in which regular mini art project ideas were sent out to email subscribers) and his collaborations with the band Xiu Xiu. This zine contains a series of black and white photos printed onto bright yellow paper. It sounds like it shouldn’t work, but it does. The last image is particularly striking, but all the images contain subjects which are - arguably - mainly yellow, so it’s a clever use of the medium.

  I’ve been fascinated with Estelle Hanania’s work for a long time. This zine appears to focus on her work with Attila Csihar, specifically his elaborate costumes. Costumes in general form a theme throughout Estelle’s work, which I’m hoping is explored in more detail in her book which arrived yesterday. The choice of paper doesn’t appear to play as big a part in her zine, but the colour doesn’t detract from the images in any way.

  Overall, this is a really nice set of zines. I wish there was more photography in there, but for those who are interested in art zines in general (as opposed to photography zines in particular) there’s a lot to like.

  Despite mainly being interested in 2/5 of the set, I’m perfectly happy to support Kaugummi because they work hard consistently to produce superb photography books and zines, and publish artists we might not otherwise have access to.

Photo Eye + Myriorama

Great review from Photo Eye about "Myriorama":

"Recently arrived at our warehouse is Myriorama by Estelle Hanania, published in an edition of 250 by Gottlund Verlag on the occasion of a recent exhibition at FAT Galerie, Paris. Hanania is a Paris-based photographer much renown for her playful editorial and fashion work, and her fiercely creative gallery exhibitions. The work presented in Myriorama is a twisting world of photographs both made and taken. The blend of ambiguous full-figure costumes, minimal sculptural formalism and shadowy realism seem united under the banner of ritual, each photograph like a piece of devotional evidence depicting the moment or effect of unknowable ritual acts — acts undertaken by subject and photographer alike. Digitally printed and hand-sewn with a letterpress cover, copies of Myriorama are now in stock."

Kim Gordon "carte blanche" for Sportmax

I shot this in Northampton,Massachussets last july. I had the honor to meet and photograph Kim Gordon at home, wearing her special line "Carte Blanche" for Sportmax

I'm on this Planet

check the website here

Estelle Hanania’s images explore otherworldly spaces, the sharp realness of her photographs a startling contrast to the ethereality of their subjects — burning hands, glittery cry

stals, spookily-real human scarecrows, and men dressed as eery, totem-like birds. Exploring the allure of ritual, costumes, and folk traditions,

Hanania’s photography is a beautiful reminder of a certain eccentricity inherent to all cultural beliefs and behaviors.
Hanania tells us, “I don’t take pictures on a daily basis, and everyday life is more visually boring to me than in

spiring, most of the time. Visually, I like when strange things collide and provoke questions.” Of her photographs of costumed men at carnivals (which she’s been taking since 2006) she ways, “I’m attracted by a feeling of disorientation and excitement that you can find in these

gatherings and costumed traditions…. I loved this

kind of situation where everything gets confused and uncertain, but you still can define the most familiar shape which is the human figure, vanishing.” by Nika Knight

The wooden floor technique

Editing memories

Emily Crawford first collection, nice adv project shot last june in nyc

All of this is Rocket Science

Read the interview here

Grosse tête & Hardy

Can't help to share one cheerful image from the last editorial i shot with stylist Sandra Berrebi out in september

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Kim Gordon is in the woods

I recently shot Kim Gordon wearing her own clothe line. A project in collaboration with Sportmax, more soon.

Studio vision

Images taken by Nicholas Gottlund while printing and binding my book Myriorama at his studio

Weird & Wacky

Like this post title about my work

Kaugummi zine n°5

buy it here

6 euros - very few copies available : write to office@kaugummi.fr to buy a copy.

Family Zine Estelle Hanania printed in july 2010 first edition : 50 copies handnumbered edition 12 pages, black and white printed - 13 x 18 cm printed on beige paper about the artist : Estelle Hanania lives and works in Paris, France. about the book : One of the five zine published at the occasion of Kaugummi Books at Family Bookstore, los angeles, july 21st 2010.

Christophe blog is insane...

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Introducing Jesse Sykes

Check the work on Vice website

Kaugummi books @ Family bookstore

If you're around LA then go to the Special Kaugummi night at Family

Five exclusive zines will be released at the occasion (goeff mcfetridge, estelle hanania, sumi ink club, e*rock, david horvitz). Each zine released in an edition of 50 handnumbered copies and only available at the show. Each one will be print on a different color paper : five artists / five colors / five zines : one night at family bookstore
Two music shows are schedule for the event : los angeles based musician randy randall (from no age) will perform solo, and our kaugummi fav félicia atkinson will play her fer show in los angeles.

The Gopher Illustrated

"Paris-born photographer Estelle Hanania could easily be a product of Diane Arbus' dreams. Unmoved by the everyday objects that seems to have a place in our collective sensitivities, Estelle creates narrative series focused on subjects that seems to come from another dimension, things which are challenging to categorize. that said, she is wary of self-portraiture, even choosing to forgo a mirror image, which is all too available - Estelle has a twin sister named Marion. She prefers to find herself in the images she shoots, and to leave a trace on her collaborators, herself a living example of the work she produces."

Hear The Bells Angels #2

The Bells Angels n°2 est une édition limitée à 50 exemplaires, réalisé en

sérigraphie, photocopies, et accompagné d’un CD audio pour lequel tous les contributeurs font une proposition sonore.

Une quinzaine d’artistes participent au projet, ce numéro qui porte sur la musique, le son présente une sélection d’artistes très hétéroclite, autant plasticiens que musiciens, assumant une volonté délibérée de confronter plusieurs univers, de créer des collisions, des ponts entre différents genres musicaux ainsi que de pratiques plastiques.

Contributeurs:

Luc et Brunhild FERRARI

Simon BERNHEIM

Jason GLASSER

Ewen CHARDRONNET

THAT SUMMER

Julien SIRJACQ

Etienne BONHOMME

Attila CSIHAR

Estelle HANANIA

Sebastien GINDRE

Thomas BIG PANTS

Jérome PORET

Quentin SIRJACQ

Gaël ANGELIS

La CHATTE

Magali SANHEIRA

Les Consuls d’ELGALAND-VARGALAND

Olivier MILLAGOU

Théodore FIVEL

Félicia ATKINSON

Jean-Sebastien BERNARD

Jacqueline CAUX

Pascal BROCCOLICHI

Noé NADAUD

visit the attic

"Stock Folk" black and white portfolio in Dorade The villa Issue

jesse sykes +vice

"La première fois que j’ai entendu la voix de Jesse Sykes, j’ai cru que c’était celle d’un vieil homme, et j’ai adoré ça. Jesse est une chanteuse country qui habite Seattle, elle est en train d’enregistrer son cinquième album. Un jour, alors que je me promenais sur son Myspace, je suis tombée sur un dossier un peu étrange intitulé « Vieux documents »....."

see the entire portfolio here

Lapsus #4 vs Demoniac Babble

Lapsus Magazine is a four-monthly publication of contemporary photography. Each issue has an inherent but not explicit thematic unit. In Lapsus Magazine, the participant photographers, with different experiences and art views, provide their individual interpretation of this artistic discipline.

Everyone loves Hair

From Juxtapoz website:

"Estelle Hanania has always taken crazy photos and her newer works explore hair, even bringing back into fashion the ancient rituals combined with a touch of science fiction eighties styles.

Her work is bizarre at times, but endlessly fun, unique, and diverse. Her foreign portraits of Yeti-like creatures and Japanese masks inform her latest series, Myriorama. Her images are emotional but also open to viewer interpretation. Is Estelle directing viewers to ponder specific traditions and cultural phenomena, or is she simply staging bizarre photoshoots? Perhaps a bit of both."